CType in VB.NET with dynamic second parameter (type)

Question

In VB.NET CType can be used to convert one type to another.

CType(expression,type)

I have the "expression" stored in an instance object class, say "objExp". I have the "type" stored in an instance of Type class, say"objType".

I am trying CType(objExp, objType) I am getting compile error, how should I go about it ? "objType" is fetched and assigned at runtime.

Answer 1

Have you looked into the method CTypeDynamic()? The second parameter (ie: The Type) can be set dynamically. Great for when you are using Reflection.

For example:

CTypeDynamic(strValueToConvert, objTypeToConvertTo)

Answer 2

This is simply not possible. The CType expression must be passed a Type instance which is known at compile time like Integer, String, etc ... It does not accept values which are of type Type